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Indiana UniversityKelley School of BusinessC. Randall Powell, Ph.D

Contents used in this presentation are adapted from Career Planning Strategies and used with the permission of the author.

Business X420Business X420

Describes your entrance into the world of work as a full-time employee Required course for all business seniors

Required by all non-business seniors who wish to use the many services of the UCSO

Course Purpose:Course Purpose:“FACILITATE”“FACILITATE”

Career Planning and StrategiesCareer Planning and Strategies

College to Career!College to Career!Result: A Strategic Career PortfolioResult: A Strategic Career Portfolio

College to Career!College to Career!Result: A Strategic Career PortfolioResult: A Strategic Career Portfolio

The Basic ComponentsThe Basic Components

Lecture SectionLecture SectionDiscussion SectionDiscussion Section

Lab SectionLab Section

Details: See Online Details: See Online Syllabus in OncourseSyllabus in Oncourse

Course SyllabusCourse Syllabus

Located in Oncourse Discusses requirements for the course

week by week. Read it carefully and follow the weekly

schedule.

Based on Point Accumulation

Optional Ways to Gain Points

Grading of Projects during weekly meeting

Select Grade Desired

Balance: Attendance and Written Projects

GRADE SHEET

Grade EventLecture 1Project 1Lecture 2Project 2

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Class NProject NTotal Points

PointsXXXXXXXX::

XXXXXX

Grading MethodGrading Method

Final Grade RangesFinal Grade Ranges

AA xxx to xxxxxx to xxxBB xxx to xxxxxx to xxxCC xxx to xxxxxx to xxxDD xxx to xxxxxx to xxxFF xxx to xxxxxx to xxx

Requires Commitment for a High Grade (plus and minus marks are not given)

Point ranges found in X420 Syllabus

Tracking Your GradeTracking Your Grade

Monitor via Oncourse website

If you have questions, email your career counselor

Grade Appeal to your career counselor

Class AttendanceClass Attendance

One of the ways to collect course points An evaluation form is used to record your points

Lectures including SCOOP and CLIP use one type of form

Discussion sessions Complete the evaluation questions and turn in the form

as you leave the room. You must also take the coupon to your career

counselor to be logged into Oncourse.

Class AttendanceClass Attendance

One of the ways to collect course points

Lecture events bonus points Print form emailed to you the day before Complete the warm-up questions, when included Turn in the form during the event

Discussion sessions activity points Participate in the discussion activity Turn in activity form at end of discussion

Attendance RulesAttendance Rules

Punctuality is extremely important for all attendance events.

Late arrivals may attend but will receive no grade points.

There will be no late admittance permitted for the SCOOP sessions.

SCOOPSCOOPSelect Career Opportunities Orientation Program

Feature guest speakers from businesses and industries

Discuss representative training programs and career prospects in their particular field or industry

Grade PointsGrade Points

Attendance points Be seated by the time

class begins Remain attentive for

the entire class period Turn in the special attendance form

You may NOT leave the room during the lecture except in case of emergency.

Discussion SectionsDiscussion Sections

Designed to share career knowledge Topical discussions by leaders Guest speakers Panel discussions

Regular Seating OnlyRegular Seating Only

“First come, first seated” priority Overcrowding of the rooms is not an option Most sessions are offered at 5:30 and 7:00pm

Regular Seating OnlyRegular Seating Only

“First come, first seated” priority

Overcrowding of the rooms is not an option

All sessions are offered at 5:30

One will repeat at 7:00pm each evening

Week 1Week 1Discussion SectionsDiscussion Sections

Taught by UCSO staffCreating Your Resume UCSO Services Bidding

Discussion TopicsDiscussion Topics

Look for the these topics among others:

Team building Professional etiquetteTime management Listening skillsManaging people Conducting meetingsGraduate school Successful interviewingResumes that work Controlling interruptions

Discussion sessions end Week 8. Plan ahead.

Laboratory SectionLaboratory Section

One-time meeting as groupYou will be assigned to a Lab

Counselor who will meet with you for 20 minuteseach week

Lab ObjectivesLab Objectives

1) Discuss your written projects with a lab counselor and have the counselor grade each project on the spot

2) Ask questions about the course or UCSO services

  3) Meet alumni and receive suggestions on

resume, interviewing skills, and career desires.

Labs Meet Every WeekLabs Meet Every Week

Report each week at the designated time for credit

Be sure to send to your CC via oncourse any written projects due that week well BEFORE your appointment time!

Always bring a printed copy of your current project to lab

Be prepared to make an oral presentation of your project to your CC

Notify your CC if you are unable to attend

Personal 20-minute AppointmentPersonal 20-minute Appointment

You will come to lab every week

You will only be in lab for the 20- to 25-minute slot that is reserved for you

Written ProjectsWritten Projects

You can choose from over 20 different written projects.

Required Project #1, your UCSO resume, is due at the end of the first week of class.

Upload via UCSO website by 4:00PM this Friday!

Bring a printed copy of your resume to your lab appointment the following week.

Project 1 - The UCSO ResumeProject 1 - The UCSO Resume

Upload via UCSO website Bring printed copy of resume to next

lab appointment Projects graded on-the-spot Reminder: syllabus contains due dates

for all projects Attend the First Week Discussion

Session for more info on UCSO resumes

Required ProjectsRequired Projects

You must complete Project 1(Initial Resume), Project 2 (Career Plan),

and Project 23 (Career Portfolio) to pass the

course!

Other than Projects 1, 2, & 23, you are free

to choose from the remaining projects to

meet your grade goal.

Plan Your Projects in AdvancePlan Your Projects in Advance

All projects must be completed in Microsoft Word

All projects must be submitted to your CC via Oncourse

See syllabus for details

Minimum Written ProjectsMinimum Written Projects

There are certain minimum numbers of passing projects associated with certain gradelevels.

Again, please read the syllabus carefully.

Project AssignmentsProject Assignments

Word-processed

Please keep a signed and dated paper hard copy of each assignment

Discuss your project with your career counselor during your scheduled appointment time

Career Planning StrategiesCareer Planning Strategies

Textbook: Career Planning Strategies (Fifth Edition) written by Dr. C. Randall Powell

Concepts discussed in lecture will be more thoroughly covered in the textbook

Project assignments in the textbook with clarifying details in the syllabus

Career ServicesCareer Services

Majority of X420 students elect to utilize UCSO services.

No points are given towards the coursefor using UCSO services

You must be taking or already completed Business X420 by the semester that you start interviewing for full-time employment.

Depends On

Attitude

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Additional QuestionsAdditional Questions

Before or after lecture as time permits

E-mail written messages to your lab counselor

You will now be assigned to your Career Counselor

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